Plate 26: Christ Crucified: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico"

American 20th Century

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a crucifixion scene. The image depicts an abstract representation of a figure on a cross with exaggerated and simplified forms and vivid coloration. The figure's anatomy is stylized, with visible ribs and detailed musculature highlighted in red. The limbs are marked with red lines. The face shows angular, stark black lines creating a mask-like visage, while the eyes appear large and expressive. The background is a stark, off-white, allowing the central figure's colors to stand out vividly against the dark cross.